Higher Education

AI-proof writing prompts
8 Ways to Create AI-Proof Writing Prompts ChatGPT and other AI tools are smart but I’m smarter ... okay maybe not, but these are strategies for writing AI-proof writing prompts that I’ve used effectively in my classes.
OpenAI
Instead of Banning AI, ASU is Encouraging It With OpenAI Partnership ASU has partnered with OpenAI to study AI to better understand how it can most effectively be used by students and faculty for teaching, learning, research, and more.
equitable internships
Cracking the 'Chicken and Egg' Dilemma: How Equitable Internships Can Propel Recent Graduates into Successful Careers The founding director of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation shares tips for promoting internships that are equitable and accessible to all.

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pretesting

It’s Counterintuitive But Pretesting Consistently Works, Says Research

By Erik Ofgang published

Research and tips for implementing pretesting in the classroom from Steven C. Pan, director of the Learning Sciences Laboratory at the National University of Singapore

Research Practice Divide

The Research-Practice Divide is Real. Here's How To Overcome It.

By Erik Ofgang published

Easy-to-implement strategies for both teachers and researchers to bridge the research-practice divide, from UMass Professor Torrey Trust

GPT tutor

I Created A Version of ChatGPT To Tutor College Students. Here’s What Happened

By Erik Ofgang published

OpenAI's new GPTs allow educators to create versions of ChatGPT that are designed to meet their needs and those of their students.

screen inferiority effect

The Screen Inferiority Effect: How Screens Affect Reading Comprehension

By Erik Ofgang published

Researchers have long noted an advantage for print texts versus digital ones, but many questions remain about why the screen inferiority effect occurs

Future Studios

He Was Falsely Accused of Using AI. Here’s What He Wishes His Professor Did Instead

By Erik Ofgang published

When William Quarterman was accused of submitting an AI-generated midterm essay, he started having panic attacks. He says his professor should have handled the situation differently.

discussing climate change

Discussing Climate Change with Students and Teachers

By Ian Peterkin published

Award-winning educator Edward Cohen talks about the importance of having difficult classroom discussions around climate change.

AI writing

AI Isn’t Yet a Huge Help to Writing Students, Says Director of Harvard’s Writing Center

By Erik Ofgang published

Jane Rosenzweig sees potential for AI in the future but is critical of many of its current classroom applications.

STEM writing

4 Tips for STEM Writing

By Erik Ofgang published

Scientist-turned-writing teacher Brandon R. Brown’s new book provides a blueprint for better STEM writing at all levels

ai written papers

My Student Was Submitting AI Papers. Here's What I Did

By Erik Ofgang published

Like many educators across the globe, I was thrust into a brave new world of modern teaching that I had not been trained for and to which an appropriate response was unclear

daniel t. willingham learning tips

4 Learning Tips From A Cognitive Scientist Turned TikTok Star

By Erik Ofgang published

Daniel T. Willingham shares study hacks for teachers and students from his new book “Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make it Easy”

video lectures

Videos Can Be More Effective Than In-Person Learning

By Erik Ofgang published

Learning by videos outperformed in-person lectures in an analysis of more than 105 studies looking at college students.

Threads

What is Threads and What Are Educators Saying About It?

By Erik Ofgang published

Meta’s new app, Threads, has been a major success but will educators move from Twitter?

chatgpt

A Professor Encouraged Students to Use ChatGPT. OpenAI Asked Her What She Learned

By Erik Ofgang published

Dr. Francine Berman permitted her students at UMass to use ChatGPT to help them write. Despite limitations, she found there were ways it could help edit student work.

taking notes

Taking Notes vs. Photographing Slides

By Erik Ofgang published

New research shows that taking notes helps you to remember more from lecture than photographing slides.

ChatGPT

4 Ways to Use ChatGPT to Prepare for Class

By Erik Ofgang published

ChatGPT has a lot of potential to help educators with class prep.

An hour glass in front of a blackboard.

5 Tips for Surviving Until The End of The School Year

By Erik Ofgang published

The end of the school year is in sight, so here are some strategies for saving time and maximizing impact to help you across the finish line.

search committee

Reimagining Search Committee Service

By Jonathan L. Wharton, Ph.D. published

How serving on a search committee can help reshape your institution

Sal Khan

Sal Khan: ChatGPT and Other AI Technology Herald “New Epoch”

By Erik Ofgang published

Online learning pioneer Sal Khan believes ChatGPT-style AI technology is going to change the world and educators are already among the first to feel its impact.

Prevent ChatGPT cheating

How to Prevent ChatGPT Cheating

By Erik Ofgang published

ChatGPT has a lot of potential for teaching, say educators, but it can also be used to cheat. Here are strategies to prevent ChatGPT cheating

labor-based grading

What is Labor-Based Grading? Its Pioneer Explains

By Erik Ofgang published

Labor-based grading is an approach pioneered by rhetoric and composition professor Asao Inoue to be fairer for all students and separate learning from assessment